People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico
Mexico: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico, 2009–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 100.0% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2009.
Mexico ranks 1st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.3% | — |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 79.3% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 93.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 99.3% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.0495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0429 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.0416 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0417 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Mexico was 100.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Mexico ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.